Automation index
How much of a UX writer’s job can AI already do?
A microcopy draft comes earlier. Being understood first time without sounding like a robot do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
UX writer
28%
AI can already do 28% of this job.
#125 / 623
View rankingUX writer
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Microcopy, errors and the UI tone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Glossary, consistency and i18n strings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
User tests and the button nobody taps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Legal, the disclaimer and not scaring people.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Design, product and the extra word.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it is understood, and not sounding like an ad.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- microcopy
- UI tone
- error messages
- UX glossary
- i18n
- comprehension tests
- disclaimers
- UI strings
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3043.00· ESCO/ISCO 2641
IS WORK OVER?
Anthropologist
23%
#287 / 623
View rankingAnthropologist
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Transcribe, code and write.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Field, interviews and observation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Archive, literature and research design.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Ethics, consent and communities.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Teaching, projects and outreach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not extracting from people without giving anything back.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Transcribe, code and write
- Field, interviews and observation
- Archive, literature and research design
- Ethics, consent and communities
- Teaching, projects and outreach
- antropologo
- anthropologist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3091.00· ESCO/ISCO 2632